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disinclination

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Synonyms and Antonyms of disinclination

1 a lack of willingness or desire to do or accept something

it's an understatement to say that our dog shows a disinclination to get into the car to go to the vet

Synonyms of disinclination

hesitance, hesitancy, reluctance, reticence, unwillingness

Words Related to disinclination

faltering, fence-sitting, hesitation, indecision, irresolution, shilly-shallying, staggering, vacillation, wavering, wobbling (also wabbling)

distrust, distrustfulness, doubt, incertitude, misdoubt, misgiving, mistrust, mistrustfulness, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainness, uncertainty

Near Antonyms of disinclination

assurance, assuredness, certainty, certitude, conviction, positiveness, sureness, surety

Antonyms of disinclination

inclination, willingness

2 a strong feeling of not liking or approving

a strong disinclination for Brussels sprouts since birth

Synonyms of disinclination

allergy, averseness, aversion, disfavor, dislike, disliking, disrelish, down [chiefly British], mislike

Words Related to disinclination

disgust, distaste, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion

abhorrence, abomination, antipathy, detestation, execration, hate, hatred

deprecation, disapproval, displeasure, dissatisfaction

Near Antonyms of disinclination

affection, attachment, devotedness, devotion, love, passion

bent, leaning, penchant, predilection, propensity, tendency

Antonyms of disinclination

appetite, favor, fondness, like, liking, partiality, preference, relish, shine, taste, use

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